NEXT MEETING
The May meeting will be hosted by Inspector Atwood and Insp. Greg McGee (U.S. Postal Inspection Service) at the South Boston Postal Annex on Dorchester Ave off Summer Street at 10 a.m. on May 27th. They have upgraded their FATS system which now uses cordless bluefire weapons. Greg advises the new weapons simulate recoil and no air hoses. They are running 2 SIG-Sauer P-229 DAK handguns which can be used simultaneously. There are new scenarios from what we have used in the past.
Parking is very limited. If possible, please car pool. If you use MapQuest, type in 249 Summer Street, South Boston, MA as the address. It will get you to the entrance to the Postal Annex.
CALENDAR
2008
Jan 22, 2008 Smith & Wesson Academy. Regardless of the location, elections for the 2008
Executive Board will be held at the January meeting. "Active" & "Retired" members
Feb 26 Duxbury P.D. 443 West Street, Duxbury
Mar 25Braintree Rifle & Pistol hosted by Randolph P.D. Shooting w/Movement.
We will be shooting on the indoor range. Please bring lead free/frangible ammo only.
Apr 22Berlin P.D. Basic Forcible Entry Techniques
May 27U.S. Postal Inspection Service - Boston. F.A.T.S. Upgrade demo
Jun 10 MLEFIAA/MPTC Firearms Instructor Recertification at Rockport PD (168 Main St.)
Members wishing to attend and recert MUST RSVP MLEFIAA Secretary Joe Picariello.
Jun 24 MLEFIAA/MPTC Firearms Instructor Recertification at Barre Sportsman's Club (221
Spring Hill Road, Barre). Members are invited to bring family members to shoot after
lunch. If you plan on attending, you MUST RSVP MLEFIAA Secretqry Joe Picariello.
Jul & Aug Summer Vacation
Sep 23-26 2008 Firearms Instructor Training Conference & Vendor Expo. Devens Common
Center & Harvard Sportsman's Club.
Oct
Nov
Dec
This schedule is subject to change to accommodate new training opportunities and facility availability. Check your e-mail for updates.
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The Association is always looking for new topics and training to present to the membership. If you have a topic or training that you would like to present to the membership, please contact MLEFIAA Secretary Joe Picariello with the details and time frame. If you have suggestions on training you would like to see the Association present, don't hesitate to get in touch with one of the Executive Board members and pass along your thoughts. The suggestion should be realistic and appeal to the law enforcement firearms instructor or armorer. If you or your department has the facility to conduct the program, that increases the possibility of putting it on.
If any members would like to host one of our monthly seminars, please contact the Secretary by E-mail. We will be firming up our 2001-02 seminar schedule over the summer, so contact the Secretary soon. Usually, the hosting member will make a training presentation on a firearms related training topic as the main part of the seminar, so if you have a particular class or special topic you would like to present to your peers, let us know as soon as possible.
Your facility should have a conference room/classroom large enough to hold 20 - 30 people. If you have a range facility and wish to host a live fire training activity we need to know how large the range facilities (i.e. how many firing points and how long).
